Samuel Barrows (1768 - 1845)

Born 5 Aug 1768 in Mansfield, Windham, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Slate) Barrows — married 2 Apr 1789 in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut, United States

Died 5 May 1845 at age 76 in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Samuel Barrows born 5 Aug 1768 Mansfield, Windham, Connecticut, Father's Name: Elisha Barrows, Mother's Name: Hannah^[1]

Marriage

He married Sarah/Sally Slate, daughter of Ezekial and Mehitable Hall Slate, on 4/2/178. His wife, Sarah was born 8/14/1766 in Mansfield, Ct. and died 7/26/1844 at age 78. She was also known as Elsey and is so named on her gravestone in the Spring Hill Cemetery, Mansfield, Ct. On 8/23/1844 Elsie Barrows left a bequest of 99 acres, 108 rods of land with dwelling houses and other buildings, appraised a $1,594.80 to the Baptist Church of Spring Hill.

Occupation

Samuel served as Selectman for the town of Mansfield 1820, 1821 and 1825.

Children

Children of Samuel and Sarah Barrows:

1. Nathan, born 10/26/1790,
2. John, born 12/5/1792 and died 4/5/1796,
3. Samuel, born 10/17/1795 and married Laura Parker on 12/25/1817,
4. Sally, born 8/25/1797 and married Ebenezer Bennett on 3/22/1818 .
5. Mary, born 1/21/1803. Mary married 1st David Babcock of Coventry, Ct. on 11/11/1821 and married 2nd, Justin Edgerton of Coventry, Ct.
6. James Madison, born 10/19/1809. James had a silversmith shop in Tolland, Ct. His works are presently on display at the Tolland Historical Society in Tolland, Ct.

Death

Samuel Barrows died on 5/5/1845, at age 77. at Mansfield, Tolland, CT. Buried at Hillside Cemetery, Spring Hill, Mansfield, Tolland County, CT

Sources

• Find A Grave Memorial# 35979418, Maintained by: Eric, Originally Created by: Sara, Record added: Apr 17, 2009

• "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F72G-T98 : 16 September 2020), Samuel Barrows, 1845.

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74V-55H : 7 January 2020), Samuel Barrows, 1768.

Footnotes

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74V-55C : 7 January 2020), Elisha Barrows in entry for Samuel Barrows, 1768.

Acknowledgments

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